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WOW: ARIA Suite Deal of the Century!

ARIA sent out a phenomenal promotional deal yesterday that only gets better when you dig into the fine print. Offering rates of $129 midweek / $159... » continue

Cosmopolitan Lives!

It's alive... ALIIIIIVE! Seemingly out of nowhere, the financially challenged Cosmopolitan has launched a brand new website! Aside from the "It's NOT for Everyone" tagline - which... » continue

Hunting Fox & Hound

I've made no secret of my love for the Las Vegas Hilton, even though it may brand me as a middle-aged businessman traveling for a... » continue

Encore Beach Club: The First Renderings (updated)

A few weeks ago, we alerted you to one of the greatest treasure troves of Wynn Resorts interior renderings imaginable. Much to our surprise,... » continue

Got a Smart Phone? Heading to Vegas? Get Foursquare!

Foursquare and Gowalla are essentially the same thing: websites with mobile apps allowing users to "check in" to physical places they're currently at. The places... » continue

Luxor Is For Cheapskates and Group Sex

Calling all cheapskates and group seXors! Luxor wants YOU! Dudebros! Time to pack up the Escalade (rented) with your best brohams and head to... » continue

When Was The Last Time You Said 'Amazing' and Meant It?

I admit it. I'm obsessed with ARIA's marketing campaign. From the first smoldering sniffs of 'city within a city' to the scandalous scent... » continue

Asian Rain

Imagine you've just walked into Wynn Las Vegas. Doesn't matter from which entrance. You could be coming in through the main valet, the... » continue

The Kings Throne

Apparently the roof of the Cirque du Soleil / Viva Elvis theatre is saving a chair for Mr. Presley. Big huge thanks to VT reader/contributor Mac78130... » continue

In Case You Forgot Who Owns Caesars

Oh Caesars... where does one begin? You're one of the few casinos in the world that houses a craps table in a private salon. Your Forum... » continue

Clubpimpers: The New Vegas Bottom Feeders

Clubpimpers : The new maggots. You've seen them, perhaps you've talked to them. They tend to hang out in the same circles as porn slappers,... » continue

Las Vegas Monorail, I Miss You Already

Being the self-proclaimed bitter cynic that I am, some presume that I am without joy. Why, that's just not true, I like a lot... » continue

L.A. Times Does Dining At CityCenter

The Los Angeles Times - the nation's newspaper of record - has published a gigantic review of all things dining at TheCityCenter. Unlike that fluff piece... » continue

Breaking Down Luxor's All Inclusive Package

Do you like your Vegas trips extra lame? Have you ever cared to test the boundaries of your stomach? Then you might be intrigued by... » continue

New York Times Reviews ARIA

The New York Times - the nation's newspaper of record - has published its first official review of the casino centerpiece of City Center, ARIA. Hotel... » continue

The Pencil: Latest Vegas Vacation Packages From Southwest & United

Two interestingly similar vacation package deals were sent to us by Southwest and United airlines' vacation sales folks earlier today. Both tout savings... » continue

Aria Suites Finally Feeling The Crunch

They've been hurt and they've been ridiculed. With an ad campaign and extraordinary hype, Aria practically had us believing it would change the world. ... » continue

Aria To Open Five New Bars

Fellow VegasGangster, Dr. Dave Schwartz had a conversation with ARIA's uber boss Bobby Baldwin earlier today wherein BB told Dr. Dave that ARIA's godawful cellphone... » continue

Mobissimo Isn't Travel Search, It's Travel Find

Over the last few years one of the most interesting developments in travel planning has been the ascension of the "travel search engine." ... » continue

Slap Me

In all of my world travels (presupposing as I do that those other six continents are merely fabrications on some Hollywood lot), there's one thing... » continue

Steve Cyr Has Definitely Left The Building

Pre Vegas 2.0 before the themes were scrapped and The Steveness wasn't repeating over and over, "The only thing left was to do the basics... » continue

2010 Room Rate Study : The CityCenter Edition

In case you haven't heard, Spring is almost here. Um... yeah... it is if you - like that little critter named "Poughkeepsie Pai Gow... » continue

Buyer Beware: Venetian / Palazzo's Date and Switch Reservation System

Speaking of strangeness in the reservation apps, while poking around Palazzo's reservation system under the guise of room rate research, I noticed something incredibly peculiar... » continue

Vegas Feet

Fuckin Vegas Feet, man. You know what I'm talking about - even if you're familiar with the Strip and should know better, you head... » continue

Update: Encore Beach Club Opens May 28th (or 21st)

Just received a tip from VT reader/contributor Blackjacker1979 that the Encore Beach Club (aka "Switch Beach Club", "Surrender", "Beyond" and a half dozen other names)... » continue

The Peppermill is Kewwwl

The legends behind some Las Vegas standards can be taken for granted without having to experience them first-hand. The Riviera buffet isn't good. ... » continue

Golden Nugget Unveils March Madness Deals

The Golden Nugget has unleashed an interesting array of deals March deals with the starting rate of $35. The deal is blacked out for the middle... » continue

Another Week Another Vegas Best Of Poll

Local Las Vegas weekly newspaper Las Vegas City Life has thrown their hat into the online readers poll sweepstakes with their "Best of the Valley"... » continue

Gift Shop Goodies For The Casino Design Dorque

Stumbling around the ARIA gift shop the other day when I noticed two notebooks which feature the original pencil sketches of Vdara (by architect Rafael... » continue

Aria Encore

Sixty days past its grand opening, ARIA's marketing campaign continues to run commercials every half hour on the Anthony Bourdain Channel, stating unequivocally that -... » continue

The Pool at Aria is Open (Pics)

To the surprise of nearly everybody, the pool at ARIA has magically opened. We stopped by to take some photos of the joint... » continue

NYNY and Monte Carlo Offers Spring Break Escape Deals

The spring deals are coming in hot and heavy this week... hot on the heels of the PH and Fremont deals comes this interesting offer... » continue

PH Rolls Out The Spring Fling Deals

Las Vegas is starting to roll out its green carpet. No, not money, but a spring time Vegas welcome mat which will save you... » continue

I Write About Vegas and My Sources Ain't Samantha Fucking Brown

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Is Vegas Headed For A Hawaiian Punch Out?

Hot off the Associated Press comes word that some lawmakers in Hawaii are entertaining the idea of legalizing casino gambling in America's 52nd state*. Tourists from... » continue

Q & A With The Former Miss Planet Hollywood

Back in the pre-social media days, casino marketing treated us like idiots. In the post-social media days, casino marketing treats us like idiots-on-the-go. ... » continue

The Queen Abdicates, Again

Las Vegas' Queen of The Internets is laying down her crown once again. We've confirmed that 2009 Trippies Award Winner for Best Tweeter, Planet Hollywood's "Interactive... » continue

Wynn Couldn't Wait For Me to Get a Girlfriend

Steve, I was ready to drop the $600 or whatever the fluctuating price was. Truly, I was. But you had this little "price per person... » continue

Star Trek : The Experience Lives On?

If you've ever had the pleasure of sipping a Warp Core Breach while awaiting your Flaming Ribs of Targ, you're probably still feeling the sting... » continue

She's Baaaaaaaack

Dear readers, a few days ago we tipped you guys off to the strong possibility that Celine Dion may be making a return to Caesars... » continue

News Flash: The Strip Doesn't Love You Anymore

News flash: the Strip doesn't love you anymore. I hate to say it, but she hasn't for some time now. For the past... » continue

Ritz-Carlton Chokes on Luxury Ham Sandwich, Closes

(Cue: 1960s Batman TV show chase fight music) Could it be????? The very same glut of CityCenter room capacity that shuttered hotel rooms at Sahara and... » continue

More Thrilling Than Four Splits Against a Dealer Six

Vegas is dotted with a number of places that rent exotic cars. For somewhere in the neighborhood of $1500, you too can pretend to own... » continue

Wynn Future and Past Concepts: Catch Them While You Can!

We are always and forever grateful to our readers, especially when they send us a doozy of a find. And they don't get much doozier... » continue

Encore vs. Aria

For the past five years, one of the most hotly debated questions in all of Las Vegas fandom was "Bellagio vs. Wynn, which one is... » continue

Editorial: Obama Smokes More Vegas Crack

Unless you've been living under a rock, ignoring Trippie winner Steve Friess' twitter feed, or just don't care enough to click on those Yahoo article... » continue

Golden Nugget Adds an Element of Everyone into Their New Suites

While Golden Nugget's Rush Tower has been getting all the attention, downtown's top spot has quietly given much-needed love to their parlor suites - an... » continue

The Math According to Stratosphere

When we weren't looking - which is often - The Stratosphere put together a mini website which makes a case for it being the best... » continue

Las Vegas' Affordable Two-Bedroom Suite

It doesn't exist. Plain and simple. In my years of scouring the internets for any and all information Vegas associated, I find that the question hot... » continue